Donald was beaten to death and his body hanged in a tree. Many have left due to job availability and desire for betterment for themselves and their family. "The purpose of this section [ 12-16-60, Code of Alabama (1975)] is `"to insure at least a reasonable approximation to the requirements that jury venires include all qualified persons, and, hence, represent a cross-section of the community."'" The officers in this police car returned his fire and the appellant fell again near the motel swimming pool after being shot. Were we to find prejudice in this case, we would have to totally disregard the presumption in favor of the trial court's ruling and resort to speculation. The body was left hanging from a tree in a mixed-race neighborhood in Mobile. 2d 451 (Ala.Cr.App.1981). PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI. Henry Hays and James Knowles were armed with a gun and a rope when they happened upon Michael Donald who was walking home from purchasing a pack of cigarettes for his sister. at 545. *294 Douglas H. Scofield and William N. Clark, Birmingham, for appellant. While the direction of their energy may have been unpleasant, it is a fact that is a part of our past, as well as our education about where we lived and what was going on. Officer Newfield stated that after hearing the report he went outside the Sears building. Ms. Hill stated that the black male remained in the bank for six minutes. After a hearing on March 25, 1982, said motion was denied. Goodwin v. State, 516 So. Sign up for our free summaries and get the latest delivered directly to you. Bradley v. State, 450 So. During each trial Anderson would be prosecuted and defended by two tenacious attorneys, David Barber, later to become the District Attorney of Jefferson County and by William Clark, who was likely responsible for Anderson not receiving the death penalty. Under Arlington Heights, a racially disproportionate impact alone does not make official action unconstitutional; rather, a discriminatory purpose or intent must be shown to prove a violation of the Equal Protection Clause. denied, 372 So. Gen., for appellee. 182, 96 So. These columns certainly prove that Birmingham and Alabama are much better now. Jay Glass retired as Chie The black male was described as having short hair and a moustache and carrying a silver revolver with a brown handle. Hunter v. Underwood, supra, 471 U.S. at 231, 105 S. Ct. at 1922, 85 L. Ed. Id. Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results Josephus Marion"Buster" Anderson Jr (1905 - 1979) . I am proud to have been a part of that history, for good and for bad. Home; Trees; Search; DNA; Explore; . 2d 44 (Ala.1979). Shortly after the broadcast concerning the robbery in progress, Sergeant Ballard had a conversation with another officer by radio. Appellant's final contention is that this cause is due to be reversed because of a fatal variance in the proof adduced at trial and the charge in the indictment. The Court further refused to accept the appellant's contention that the State had a legitimate interest in denying the franchise to those convicted of crimes involving moral turpitude, because the Court found that such a purpose was not a motivating factor of the 1901 Convention. When you read about lynchings and the KKK in Alabama, you expect to be reading about incidents that happened 100 years ago. There he observed appellant lying on the ground in front of the motel swimming pool. As a high school student at Banks HS during those years and a Freshman, I vividly remember how terrified we were when we were directed to got down in the floor, under shelter of our desks, as a large, angry crowd of African Americans approached in an effort to demonstrate against segregation, and yes, we were terrified. Comment document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a335a7e53203c7163c7b738df9e3e964" );document.getElementById("bf6925fc2a").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. She also described the gun he was carrying as "being silver." In 1984, the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the United Klans of America. Initially, appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his amended motion for change of venue. The appellant argues that his conviction abrogates the reasonable doubt standard in that "[p]rior to the fourth trial of the defendant, the cumulative total of the voting by the juries was twenty-seven votes for acquittal, nine for conviction. Jay Glass retired as Chief Deputy Coroner following 35 years of service with the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office. . After a review of the issues raised, we deny the relief sought. There is also no merit to the appellant's claim that he should have been granted a mistrial because of the relationship between Lula White and the victim's widow. After Hunter, an individual in Alabama can no longer be disfranchised because he has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, unless the crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary. Following his conviction in 1985, the jury recommended a sentence of life without parole. It is clear that the appellant has not made the requisite showing in order to prove that he was deprived of his right to compulsory process as a result of a denial of his motion for continuance. Based on the evidence presented by the State, a jury could have reasonably concluded that every reasonable hypothesis except guilt was eliminated. But this chain of events happened between 1979 and 1987just 34 years ago. 2d 645 (1968), and neither was adopted for nor promoted the purpose of fostering racial discrimination. The record firmly shows that appellant was indicted for robbery on December 7, 1979. We have carefully searched the record for errors injuriously affecting the substantial rights of appellant and have found none. During the defense counsel's examination of Mrs. White concerning this statement, she explained that she had not known the widow prior to the trial. In addition to the arguments already raised, the appellant claims that the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance on the basis of newly discovered witnesses and on the basis of pre-trial publicity; in failing to grant his motion for mistrial on the basis of the relationship between Lula White and the victim's widow; in the denial of his motion for a mistrial after repeated violations of the trial court's order to prohibit filming of the jury by the news media. 2d 522 (Ala.Cr.App.1985); Bell v. State, 466 So. The Michael Donald wrongful-death lawsuit was the first civil liability suit directed specifically at an organization that professed hate based solely on race. See e.g. Obviously some guest columnist would like to educate about our past so we can learn from our mistakes. After losing sight of appellant, Officer Newfield stated that he heard gunshots. The appellant contends that his conviction is due to be reversed on the basis of cumulative error. 2d 446 (Ala.1984). Husband was kkk, he and 20 other klansmans.did to much evil.acts ..he ended up killimg my mother and has spent 31 years on death row @holman .. 1330 (N.D.Ind.1985); where an employee alleged discrimination on the basis of his religion, Blalock v. Metals Trades, Inc., 775 F.2d 703, 710-11 (6th Cir.1985); and where a convicted black felon challenged a Tennessee statute which disfranchised convicted felons, Wesley v. Collins, 791 F.2d 1255, 1261-63 (6th Cir.1986) (citing Green v. Board of Elections of City of New York, 380 F.2d 445 (2d Cir.1967), cert. That is, the young population that remains here. Jackson v. State, 414 So. Ms. Tapscott stated that, when the black man saw her walk into the front office, he also pointed the gun at her. 2d 547 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). The record shows that appellant was indicted on December 17, 1979, wherein the indictment reads as follows: Appellant argues that no evidence was produced at trial showing that anything other than travelers checks was taken from Ms. Tapscott and that no evidence was introduced showing the value of the travelers checks taken. The jury indicated that it would disregard the statement. The facts of this case are as follows: The petitioner, Josephus Anderson, was indicted on December 7, 1979, in Jefferson County for the November 29th capital murder of Officer Albert Eugene Ballard. Anderson's lawyers were granted a change of venue and the trial moved to Mobile, Alabama. Anderson was. A verdict of conviction will not be set aside on the ground of insufficiency of the evidence, unless, allowing all reasonable presumptions for its correctness, the preponderance of the evidence against the verdict is so decided as to clearly convince this Court that it was wrong and unjust. Maybe he should be a history professor at Univ. Thus, there is no adverse ruling for this court to review. The evidence before us reveals that the jury was not prejudiced against appellant and therefore we find no error in the refusal of the trial judge to grant the motion for a change of venue. This man was later identified as Josephus Anderson, an individual with a long history of violent criminal activity. Officer R.E. The record indicates that no one was struck as a result of this question. The Christmas shopping rush was on when a call went out over the police radio reporting an armed robbery at a savings and loan branch and which included a description of a Black male suspect. 2d 99 (1975), the amount of money or the value of property taken is immaterial in a robbery prosecution. The Alabama Supreme Court in Poole, supra, emphasizes that the conviction of a crime of moral turpitude can be a ground for disqualification under 12-16-60(a)(4) only if a person has lost his right to vote.[2]. a black man, Josephus Anderson, accused of murdering a white policeman. 1976); Edson v. State, 53 Ala.App. App.1984) (wherein a juror was observed talking to the victim during a recess). Furthermore, according to the record, the testimony of Phyllis Johnson would have been merely cumulative and, therefore, there was no abuse in failing to grant a continuance because of her absence at trial. Section 12-16-60, Code of Alabama (1975), as amended in 1978, reads in pertinent part: The constitutionality of this subsection and its mandatory application to a prospective juror, has not been examined and, in light of the finding in Hunter that denying the vote to persons convicted of certain crimes, including "any crime involving moral turpitude" is unconstitutional, we feel that the constitutionality of this requirement should be explored. He identified the appellant as the man he had seen. I can think of now one that helps, ancept those who want to stir up the flames. In the week leading up to his murder, Mobile had become a hotbed of Klan activity due to the trial of Josephus Anderson, a Black man accused of killing a white police officer during an armed. She stated that Jane Baird, another bank teller, gave him all the money from her drawer and that Jill Tapscott gave the man travelers checks. He is the author of the recently published book Life and Death in the Magic City. A Coroners Perspective of Jefferson County, Alabama in the Early 20th Century. The book provides a review of Jefferson County during the turbulent first half of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of the coroners, law enforcement officials and news media during that time along with statistical comparisons to our current community. Defense counsel further stated that the prosecutor later provided him with certain information about Ms. Stewart, namely that her mother lived in Ensley and that Ms. Stewart was apparently somewhere in Michigan with her husband. denied, 389 U.S. 1048, 88 S. Ct. 768, 19 L. Ed. "`In determining the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the conviction, this Court must accept as true the evidence introduced by the State and accord the State all legitimate inferences therefrom. ), cert. Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama. The lynching of Michael Donald - March 20, 1981. In Hicks this Court *299 recently enunciated several factors which are to be considered in determining whether an accused was deprived of his right to compulsory process by denial of a motion for continuance: "`"[T]he diligence of the defense in interviewing witnesses and procuring their presence, the probability of procuring their testimony within a reasonable time, the specificity with which the defense is able to describe their expected knowledge or testimony, the degree to which such testimony is expected to be favorable to the accused, and the unique or cumulative nature of the testimony.". Great read. The remaining jurors who had some knowledge of the case indicated that they could disregard their recollection and base their verdict on the testimony they heard at trial. App.1986), quoting Johnson v. State, 378 So. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. An example of such a profound delayed effect with far-reaching social ramifications would have its origin in downtown Birmingham on the afternoon of November 29th, 1979 in front of Newberrys in the 200 block of 20th Street North. Rhoden Josephus Open Premium Report Rhoden Josephus 62 Anderson Street, Talladega, Alabama We have found at least 14 more addresses related to this person, which require a . But this chain of events happened between 1979 and 1987just 34 years ago. In 1981, shortly after the jury in the first trial of Anderson could not reach a verdict, several members of the Ku Klux Klan in Mobile reacted to this outcome by abducting a 19 year old Black man named Michael Donald. 2d 222 (1985). This thought experiment in comparison ponders a Black man's conviction that his Hebrew identity would make him immune to COVID-19. Bracy v. State, 473 So. Carter v. Jury Comm'n, 396 U.S. 320, 90 S. Ct. 518, 24 L. Ed. Newfield next saw the man lying in the parking lot of the Southern Motor Inn with gunshot wounds. Officer Middleton testified that he saw the fleeing man pull out a gun so he jumped out of the patrol car. Appellant argues that his in-court identification by witnesses Tapscott and Hill resulted in prejudicial error since their identifications were based on suggestive pretrial photographic identification procedures. And. 2d 1211 (Ala.1979) we find that this statute is constitutional. 2d 531 (1975). HARRIS, Judge. The appellant was indicted for the capital offense of murder of a law enforcement officer, in violation of 13-11-2(a)(5) (repealed), Code of Alabama (1975). The Court concluded that the Hunter holding found 182 in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment "`with respect to those convicted of crimes not punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary.' 2d 562 (1974). Upon calling him over to his car, Anderson leaned into the vehicle and shot Ballard several times and then ran away. "`Where there is legal evidence from which the jury can by fair inference find the defendant guilty, this Court has no right to disturb the verdict. And I wonder why Sher continues to shed light on the negativity. The appellant was ordered to stop, but did not do so. Thanks T.K.! The letter identified one of the witnesses as Phyllis Johnson, a correctional officer for the City of Birmingham, and the other witness was not identified. All rights reserved (About Us). I well remember when Gene Ballard was shot and having to take a turn guarding Anderson at the hospital. However, due to our finding above that the jurors were not biased against appellant, we find no abuse of judicial discretion in its denial of appellant's motion for a continuance. Sheppard v. Maxwell, 384 U.S. 333, *307 86 S. Ct. 1507, 16 L. Ed. 2d 402 (Ala.Cr.App.1984). Josephus Anderson, age 79, would die from natural causes in March, 2021, while serving his life sentence in Holman prison. However, starting with the Declaration of Independence, SOME Americans began to change that. (Opt out at any time). Even assuming that the statute, Section 12-16-60(a)(4), was applied and that this issue is preserved despite the defense counsel's failure to file a written motion to quash the venire, see Chambliss v. State, 373 So. We note that, at the time of appellant's trial for robbery, he had previously been tried twice for the murder of Officer Eugene Ballard who was killed immediately after the robbery. I grew. 2d 368 (1970). Jorden - Josephus . I totally agree! Willingham v. State, 50 Ala.App. (You can unsubscribe anytime), 1st time JeffCo white men executed for murder of Black. A mistrial was declared. 2d 666, 674-75 (Ala.Cr.App.1979), affirmed, 391 So. Jill Tapscott, an employee of Jefferson Federal Savings and Loan Association, testified that on November 29, 1979, she observed a black man standing in the building holding a gun. [1] "`The registrars' expert estimated that by January 1903 182 had disfranchised approximately ten times as many blacks as whites. 2d 167 (Ala.Cr.App. Appellant was viewed by the witnesses in a well-lighted building, in the daylight hours, for approximately five minutes and within a close proximity. It is not the function of this Court to decide whether the evidence is believable beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty. Sitting in his patrol car, Sgt. She testified that the police car then ran into a utility pole and stopped. 2d 58 (Ala.Cr.App.1981), before a criminal conviction is to be reversed, it must appear to this court that the error complained of has probably injuriously affected the substantial rights of the defendant. The evidence is clear that both witnesses based their identification of the appellant on their recollection of the events surrounding the robbery and observations thereof. Ballard was shot and killed by Josephus Anderson, who was fleeing a bank robbery. 2d 878,880 (Ala.Cr.App. The history we now want is the history of how we got past this horror. Furthermore, the trial judge explained that this question was merely a string of other questions which he asked as part of his introductory remarks to the jury in order to make them aware of the type of question which they might be asked. Both of these statutes required that in order to qualify to be a potential juror, the person must have never "been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude." Michael's body was crumpled from beatings and his neck slashed. Invite David to speak to your group for free about a better Birmingham. Channell v. State, 477 So. Yes, the trials were moved to Mobile. Do you know that the majority of our younger citizens want to move forward and desire to look toward a future of prosperity for all? 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